Altai Onion vs Throat botfly

Allium altaicum compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• Altai Onion is Near Threatened while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai Onion	Throat botfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Oestridae
Genus	Allium	Gasterophilus
Species	Allium altaicum	Gasterophilus nasalis

Conservation Status

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai Onion	Throat botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai Onion

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Altai Onion

The Altai Onion (Allium altaicum) is a species in the genus Allium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.